Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Arms & ArmorSwordslate 16th–17th century

Artwork Details

Title	Scimitar with Scabbard
Medium	Steel, copper alloy (brass), silver, wood, gold, jade, turquoise, copper
Dimensions	H. with scabbard 42 1/16 in. (106.8 cm); H. without scabbard 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); H. of blade 35 in. (88.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. (906 g)
Classification	Swords
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	late 16th–17th century
Credit Line	Rogers Fund and Pfeiffer Fund, 1978
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian
Date Range	1550 – 1700

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 24876